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Coxless Pairs, Men

Date27 July – 1 August 1992
StatusOlympic
LocationLago de Bañolas, Bañolas
Participants38 from 19 countries

Great Britain’s Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent were the reigning World Champions in the men’s coxless pairs and favorites to win the event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. This duo had also won the 1991 Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, while Redgrave was also a defending Olympic champion. East Germany had won the 1989 and 1990 World Championships and, although the reunification of Germany had altered their position on the international rowing scene, they nonetheless sent the strong duo of Peter Hoeltzenbein and Colin von Ettingshausen to Barcelona. Also notable were Austria’s Karl Sinzinger, Jr. and Hermann Bauer, winners of the 1990 Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup.

The Germans and the Britons won their heats in the opening round and were joined in this feat by Belgians Jaak Van Driessche and Luc Goiris and Croatians Zlatko Bužina and Marko Perinović. Great Britain and Germany then met in the semi-finals, with the former conquering the latter in Olympic record time, while the other heat was won by the French pair of Michel Andrieux and Jean-Christophe Rolland. The final was not close: Redgrave and Pinsent won gold in Olympic record time, nearly five seconds ahead of Germany, who took home silver medals. Slovenia, represented by 1991 World runners-up Iztok Čop and Denis Žvegelj, took bronze, giving it one of its first Olympic rowing medals as an independent nation (the other being bronze in the men’s coxless fours).

PosPairNOC
1Steven Redgrave / Matthew PinsentGBRGold
2Peter Hoeltzenbein / Colin von EttingshausenGERSilver
3Iztok Čop / Denis ŽvegeljSLOBronze
4Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe RollandFRA
5Jaak Van Driessche / Luc GoirisBEL
6Peter Sharis / John PescatoreUSA
7Snorre Lorgen / Sverke LorgenNOR
8Sjors van Iwaarden / Kai CompagnerNED
9Henry Hering / Harold BackerCAN
10Zlatko Bužina / Marko PerinovićCRO
11Christoph Küffer / Thomas StudhalterSUI
12Karl Sinzinger, Jr. / Hermann BauerAUT
13Nick McDonald-Crowley / Matthew McArdleAUS
14Vladimir Banjanac / Lazo PivačIOA
15Yury Pimenov / Nikolay PimenovEUN
16Henrik Schneider / Imre MagyarHUN
17Ričardas Bukys / Zigmas GudauskasLTU
18Mitsuru Kimura / Kazuaki MimotoJPN
19Vasile Tomoiagă / Dragoș NeaguROU

Round One

Date27 July 1992
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals

Heat #1

Time10:30
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Peter Hoeltzenbein / Colin von EttingshausenGER6:41.651:34.68 (1)3:16.72 (1)4:57.82 (1)1:42.04 (2)1:41.10 (1)1:43.83 (4)Q
24Snorre Lorgen / Sverke LorgenNOR6:43.101:37.45 (4)3:17.90 (2)4:59.73 (2)1:40.45 (1)1:41.83 (2)1:43.37 (3)
35Vasile Tomoiagă / Dragoș NeaguROU6:47.431:36.78 (3)3:19.32 (3)5:04.69 (3)1:42.54 (3)1:45.37 (3)1:42.74 (2)
41Nick McDonald-Crowley / Matthew McArdleAUS6:48.181:36.62 (2)3:20.70 (4)5:06.27 (4)1:44.08 (4)1:45.57 (4)1:41.91 (1)
52Vladimir Banjanac / Lazo PivačIOA7:08.351:39.88 (5)3:25.66 (5)5:16.45 (5)1:45.78 (5)1:50.79 (5)1:51.90 (5)

Heat #2

Time10:40
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11Jaak Van Driessche / Luc GoirisBEL6:38.491:35.39 (2)3:32.63 (5)5:00.04 (2)1:57.24 (5)1:27.41 (1)1:38.45 (1)Q
24Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe RollandFRA6:39.951:35.13 (1)3:16.40 (1)4:59.56 (1)1:41.27 (2)1:43.16 (3)1:40.39 (3)
35Henry Hering / Harold BackerCAN6:42.841:38.45 (3)3:21.31 (3)5:03.20 (3)1:42.86 (3)1:41.89 (2)1:39.64 (2)
43Ričardas Bukys / Zigmas GudauskasLTU6:59.381:39.64 (4)3:25.12 (4)5:11.73 (4)1:45.48 (4)1:46.61 (4)1:47.65 (4)
52Mitsuru Kimura / Kazuaki MimotoJPN7:25.201:41.69 (5)3:17.50 (2)5:27.71 (5)1:35.81 (1)2:10.21 (5)1:57.49 (5)

Heat #3

Time10:50
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15Steven Redgrave / Matthew PinsentGBR6:36.531:33.48 (2)3:11.83 (1)4:51.45 (1)1:38.35 (2)1:39.62 (2)1:45.08 (5)Q
21Iztok Čop / Denis ŽvegeljSLO6:37.111:33.15 (1)3:23.57 (5)4:56.15 (2)1:50.42 (5)1:32.58 (1)1:40.96 (1)
34Christoph Küffer / Thomas StudhalterSUI6:44.821:38.04 (5)3:19.87 (3)5:02.89 (3)1:41.83 (3)1:43.02 (3)1:41.93 (2)
43Peter Sharis / John PescatoreUSA6:52.431:35.83 (3)3:20.84 (4)5:09.57 (5)1:45.01 (4)1:48.73 (4)1:42.86 (3)
52Henrik Schneider / Imre MagyarHUN6:53.821:37.25 (4)3:14.21 (2)5:09.26 (4)1:36.96 (1)1:55.05 (5)1:44.56 (4)

Heat #4

Time11:00
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11Zlatko Bužina / Marko PerinovićCRO6:41.371:36.48 (2)3:19.39 (2)5:01.49 (2)1:42.91 (1)1:42.10 (2)1:39.88 (1)Q
22Sjors van Iwaarden / Kai CompagnerNED6:42.911:37.49 (3)3:20.72 (3)5:02.59 (3)1:43.23 (3)1:41.87 (1)1:40.32 (2)
34Yury Pimenov / Nikolay PimenovEUN7:09.371:35.82 (1)3:18.77 (1)5:01.12 (1)1:42.95 (2)1:42.35 (3)2:08.25 (3)
43Karl Sinzinger, Jr. / Hermann BauerAUT7:44.811:38.14 (4)3:21.80 (4)5:07.38 (4)1:43.66 (4)1:45.58 (4)2:37.43 (4)

Round One Repêchage

Date29 July 1992
FormatTop two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals

Heat #1

Time9:50
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12Sjors van Iwaarden / Kai CompagnerNED6:46.431:36.92 (1)3:21.39 (2)5:03.44 (1)1:44.47 (2)1:42.05 (1)1:42.99 (2)Q
24Christoph Küffer / Thomas StudhalterSUI6:47.611:37.70 (2)3:21.10 (1)5:05.04 (2)1:43.40 (1)1:43.94 (2)1:42.57 (1)Q
35Vladimir Banjanac / Lazo PivačIOA6:54.761:40.28 (4)3:26.36 (3)5:10.75 (3)1:46.08 (3)1:44.39 (3)1:44.01 (3)
43Ričardas Bukys / Zigmas GudauskasLTU7:01.821:39.98 (3)3:27.01 (4)5:13.67 (4)1:47.03 (4)1:46.66 (4)1:48.15 (4)

Heat #2

Time10:00
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Iztok Čop / Denis ŽvegeljSLO6:46.711:33.31 (1)3:14.69 (1)4:57.71 (1)1:41.38 (1)1:43.02 (2)1:49.00 (3)Q
23Henry Hering / Harold BackerCAN6:47.461:38.52 (3)3:20.98 (3)5:02.51 (2)1:42.46 (2)1:41.53 (1)1:44.95 (2)Q
32Nick McDonald-Crowley / Matthew McArdleAUS6:48.671:37.19 (2)3:20.49 (2)5:06.34 (3)1:43.30 (3)1:45.85 (3)1:42.33 (1)

Heat #3

Time10:10
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe RollandFRA6:43.831:36.12 (2)3:18.23 (2)5:02.49 (3)1:42.11 (2)1:44.26 (3)1:41.34 (1)Q
25Karl Sinzinger, Jr. / Hermann BauerAUT6:52.891:36.77 (3)3:18.45 (3)5:01.70 (2)1:41.68 (1)1:43.25 (2)1:51.19 (3)Q
32Henrik Schneider / Imre MagyarHUN6:53.441:37.15 (4)3:20.86 (4)5:07.23 (4)1:43.71 (4)1:46.37 (4)1:46.21 (2)
44Vasile Tomoiagă / Dragoș NeaguROU7:28.571:35.10 (1)3:17.29 (1)4:59.38 (1)1:42.19 (3)1:42.09 (1)2:29.19 (4)

Heat #4

Time10:20
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Snorre Lorgen / Sverke LorgenNOR6:42.971:37.70 (3)3:20.00 (2)5:02.45 (2)1:42.30 (1)1:42.45 (2)1:40.52 (1)Q
25Peter Sharis / John PescatoreUSA6:45.311:37.53 (2)3:19.86 (1)5:01.55 (1)1:42.33 (2)1:41.69 (1)1:43.76 (2)Q
32Yury Pimenov / Nikolay PimenovEUN6:51.571:37.19 (1)3:20.16 (3)5:04.98 (3)1:42.97 (3)1:44.82 (3)1:46.59 (3)
44Mitsuru Kimura / Kazuaki MimotoJPN7:26.141:42.54 (4)3:35.70 (4)5:32.16 (4)1:53.16 (4)1:56.46 (4)1:53.98 (4)

Semi-Finals

Date30 July 1992
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to the final

Heat #1

Time9:00
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Steven Redgrave / Matthew PinsentGBR6:31.131:32.64 (1)3:11.05 (1)4:49.52 (1)1:38.41 (1)1:38.47 (1)1:41.61 (3)Q OB
23Peter Hoeltzenbein / Colin von EttingshausenGER6:33.721:32.88 (2)3:13.37 (2)4:54.02 (3)1:40.49 (4)1:40.65 (4)1:39.70 (1)Q
32Iztok Čop / Denis ŽvegeljSLO6:34.481:33.29 (3)3:13.57 (3)4:52.64 (2)1:40.28 (3)1:39.07 (2)1:41.84 (4)Q
45Snorre Lorgen / Sverke LorgenNOR6:38.281:36.46 (4)3:16.71 (4)4:57.31 (4)1:40.25 (2)1:40.60 (3)1:40.97 (2)
56Karl Sinzinger, Jr. / Hermann BauerAUT6:45.421:36.67 (5)3:18.89 (5)5:02.33 (5)1:42.22 (5)1:43.44 (5)1:43.09 (6)
61Christoph Küffer / Thomas StudhalterSUI6:47.031:36.79 (6)3:19.44 (6)5:03.95 (6)1:42.65 (6)1:44.51 (6)1:43.08 (5)

Heat #2

Time9:10
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe RollandFRA6:33.881:35.92 (3)3:16.76 (3)4:57.99 (3)1:40.84 (2)1:41.23 (3)1:35.89 (1)Q
23Jaak Van Driessche / Luc GoirisBEL6:34.721:33.97 (1)3:14.48 (1)4:56.21 (1)1:40.51 (1)1:41.73 (5)1:38.51 (4)Q
36Peter Sharis / John PescatoreUSA6:35.991:36.76 (5)3:18.13 (4)4:58.27 (4)1:41.37 (4)1:40.14 (1)1:37.72 (3)Q
41Henry Hering / Harold BackerCAN6:37.291:37.60 (6)3:19.70 (6)5:00.95 (6)1:42.10 (6)1:41.25 (4)1:36.34 (2)
52Sjors van Iwaarden / Kai CompagnerNED6:39.851:36.52 (4)3:18.51 (5)5:00.31 (5)1:41.99 (5)1:41.80 (6)1:39.54 (5)
64Zlatko Bužina / Marko PerinovićCRO6:47.871:34.23 (2)3:15.58 (2)4:56.56 (2)1:41.35 (3)1:40.98 (2)1:51.31 (6)

Final Round

Date1 August 1992

Final A

Time10:40
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Steven Redgrave / Matthew PinsentGBR6:27.721:32.64 (1)3:11.99 (1)4:51.39 (1)1:39.35 (2)1:39.40 (2)1:36.33 (1)OB
25Peter Hoeltzenbein / Colin von EttingshausenGER6:32.681:33.72 (2)3:14.35 (2)4:54.46 (2)1:40.63 (3)1:40.11 (3)1:38.22 (4)
31Iztok Čop / Denis ŽvegeljSLO6:33.431:34.51 (3)3:18.22 (6)4:55.13 (3)1:43.71 (6)1:36.91 (1)1:38.30 (5)
44Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe RollandFRA6:36.341:36.42 (6)3:17.34 (4)4:59.53 (5)1:40.92 (4)1:42.19 (5)1:36.81 (2)
52Jaak Van Driessche / Luc GoirisBEL6:38.201:36.38 (5)3:14.48 (3)5:00.41 (6)1:38.10 (1)1:45.93 (6)1:37.79 (3)
66Peter Sharis / John PescatoreUSA6:39.231:35.93 (4)3:17.41 (5)4:58.98 (4)1:41.48 (5)1:41.57 (4)1:40.25 (6)

Final B

Time8:40
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Snorre Lorgen / Sverke LorgenNOR6:36.161:36.19 (3)3:16.35 (2)4:57.58 (2)1:40.16 (2)1:41.23 (4)1:38.58 (2)
22Sjors van Iwaarden / Kai CompagnerNED6:37.221:35.36 (2)3:17.68 (4)4:58.43 (3)1:42.32 (6)1:40.75 (2)1:38.79 (3)
34Henry Hering / Harold BackerCAN6:37.321:36.86 (4)3:16.92 (3)4:57.21 (1)1:40.06 (1)1:40.29 (1)1:40.11 (5)
46Zlatko Bužina / Marko PerinovićCRO6:37.571:37.39 (6)3:19.26 (6)5:00.09 (6)1:41.87 (5)1:40.83 (3)1:37.48 (1)
51Christoph Küffer / Thomas StudhalterSUI6:39.641:37.06 (5)3:18.36 (5)4:59.86 (5)1:41.30 (4)1:41.50 (5)1:39.78 (4)
65Karl Sinzinger, Jr. / Hermann BauerAUT6:46.681:34.66 (1)3:15.65 (1)4:59.43 (4)1:40.99 (3)1:43.78 (6)1:47.25 (6)

Final C

Time7:30
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11Nick McDonald-Crowley / Matthew McArdleAUS6:44.061:38.13 (4)3:21.12 (2)5:04.45 (1)1:42.99 (1)1:43.33 (1)1:39.61 (2)
25Vladimir Banjanac / Lazo PivačIOA6:44.521:37.33 (2)3:21.32 (3)5:05.69 (3)1:43.99 (3)1:44.37 (2)1:38.83 (1)
33Yury Pimenov / Nikolay PimenovEUN6:48.241:37.08 (1)3:20.32 (1)5:05.33 (2)1:43.24 (2)1:45.01 (=3)1:42.91 (3)
42Henrik Schneider / Imre MagyarHUN6:51.201:37.46 (3)3:21.75 (4)5:06.76 (4)1:44.29 (4)1:45.01 (=3)1:44.44 (4)
54Ričardas Bukys / Zigmas GudauskasLTU7:03.011:41.83 (5)3:28.35 (5)5:15.16 (5)1:46.52 (5)1:46.81 (5)1:47.85 (5)
66Mitsuru Kimura / Kazuaki MimotoJPN7:17.931:43.80 (6)3:33.80 (6)5:26.96 (6)1:50.00 (6)1:53.16 (6)1:50.97 (6)